Hario
Hario V60 Switch 03 review
Updated 2026-07-27
A V60 with a stainless ball valve in the bottom. Flick the switch and it steeps like a French press; flick it back and it drains like a pour-over. It is the only brewer here that does both.
Our opinion
7.9/10
The one to buy
This is the most useful brewer on this page and it is not especially close. Steep it like a press when you want body, drain it like a V60 when you want clarity, or do half of each and get both. It costs about $20 more than a plain V60 and the switch feels cheaper than the rest of it, which are real complaints and small ones. If you are buying one manual brewer and you want it to keep being interesting, buy this.
- In the cup 8.0
- Value 8.5
- Ease of use 8.5
- Build & longevity 6.0
- Versatility 9.0
- Type
- Immersion and pour-over hybrid dripper
- Size
- 03, 360 ml
- Also sold as
- Size 02, 200 ml
- Bowl
- Borosilicate glass
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What works
- +Brews as immersion, as pour-over, or as a hybrid of the two
- +Immersion takes pour technique almost out of the equation
- +Uses ordinary V60 filters, which are cheap and sold everywhere
- +Comes with 40 filters, so it works out of the box
The catch
- −The switch arm is plastic and feels light for the price
- −Glass bowl, so it breaks like any other glass dripper
- −Costs nearly twice a plain plastic V60 that brews the same drip cup
- −More parts to clean than a plain dripper
What owners say
Recurring themes from public owner discussion (Recurring themes across r/coffee threads and owner discussion, Published reviews of the V60 Switch), paraphrased. Checked 2026-07-27.
Comes up as praise
- +The versatility is what owners talk about. One device covering immersion, percolation and a hybrid of both is unusual at this price.
- +It is described as very forgiving, because steeping removes most of the pour technique that a V60 punishes.
- +Owners like that it takes ordinary V60 papers rather than another proprietary filter.
- +Reports of the valve sealing reliably over months of daily use are common.
Comes up as gripes
- −The plastic toggle draws consistent criticism for feeling light and lacking a solid click, though owners describe it as a tactile complaint rather than a failure.
- −The plastic arm sits in contact with brewed coffee, which some owners would rather it did not.
- −It is glass, and glass drippers get broken.
- −A few owners find the extra parts make it more of a job to clean than a plain V60.
Watch
See it in action
Video: imhco. Embedded from YouTube.
Full specifications
| Type | Immersion and pour-over hybrid dripper |
|---|---|
| Size | 03, 360 ml |
| Also sold as | Size 02, 200 ml |
| Bowl | Borosilicate glass |
| Valve | Stainless steel ball, PCT resin switch |
| Base | Silicone rubber |
| Filters | Standard V60 03 papers |
| In the box | 40 tabbed filters |
| Made in | Japan |
Who it's for
The Hario V60 Switch 03 suits versatility, beginners, one-brewer-households.
About Hario
Hario is a Japanese glassware manufacturer whose V60 pour-over dripper became an icon of specialty manual brewing.
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